During the summer of 2003 The Pirate Bay was founded by Swedish pro-culture organization Piratbyrån.

Piratbyrån, which translates to Bureau of Piracy, was formed by political activists and hackers in the early 2000s, many of whom had already launched other web projects challenging political, moral and power structures.

The Pirate Bay, arguably the most resilient file sharing website, was first founded on August 9, 2003, although it didn?t launch until September 15, 2003. Nevertheless, the group considers the former date to be its start, so today The Pirate Bay is 10 years old.

According to the Guardian, a loophole in National Security Agency (NSA) rules in the US allows for the spy agency to carry out searches for US citizens? email and phone call details without the need for a warrant.

US President Barack Obama held a press conference on Friday to talk about sweeping reforms to be made following revelations of the National Security Agency?s Prism surveillance program. These new measures are intended to ?increase transparency and restore public trust? in the government?s activities.